Bad round - Now what?

Thanks Tom.

I appreciate the heads up.

I'm still a few rounds from caddie being active. And as I settle in over the season, I would agree you may want to throw out the bad outliers for better caddie info for yardages.

Thus far I have only 36 holes in the system and am more then pleased. Right now will look at it in the beginning of hole (in hole play use Garmin for yardages)and review when back home to edit what it may have missed. I do keep a scorecard even though our league rounds are entered in real time via Golf Genius. I always tracked even before this tech era, putts taken, chip ins and penalty strokes on a hole.

But again especially if you are involved in league play of just really serious about the game which most here are, it's a must-have.

Even in this little 36 hole feed back it's an eye open and will prove invaluable through the coming season.

@Steven you don’t have to throw anything out. It automatically does that forma statistical perspective (everything from shot data). As an example, if you hit the 5i 200 yards and then you throw in a couple 100 yard fat shots, those fat shots will automatically be thrown out. Because I have 4 years worth of data, truthfully, my data hasn’t really changed in the last couple years so I can use the across caddie during a round even if I am not tracking shots.

@Russell Hogue, PhD Thanks got it.

@Tom Saguto I typically use Arccos in my clubs to track every shot. Unfortunately, I had to order some replacement sensors so I haven’t started using it yet this year. The sensors/app uses a statistical analysis called “shots gained”. It allows you to compare yourself to the handicap target you want to be and see exactly where you are falling short. Over a number of rounds (you pick 1-50 round analysis). The app also becomes a “smart caddie” and even recommends which club you should hit taking into account temperature, wind, barometric pressure, elevation. I expect to start using the app next week as the new sensors are on the way. As for a bad round. I typically throw it out as an anomaly. If it happens a couple times in a row then a range session or video session may be in order. Unfortunately, I have played 27 holes 7 out of last 10 days…18 on 2 more. Today I can tell I am running out of gas. Worst part is, I am playing a super difficult course today and league tonight. Not looking forward to today. I need a few days off.

FYI - The arccos analysis is for all rounds (good and bad). However, if I have a particularly rough round (like yesterday), I may even exclude it from statistics because it’s an outlier.

@Russell Hogue, PhD Would have to say that routine to get out of bad round. I am taking total reset this year. Since I am fully bought into this new swing, I have revamped everything from bag to irons and really woods where added end of last season.

So in the short time this year, I really trying to play the shot in front of me. Bad shot, well that's over, in sort of Bill Belichick attitude, on to Cleveland or next shot!

At this late season of my life I feel like my best golf will be coming and will not be derailed.

So, yes being a 18.5 handicap right now there are going to be ups and downs in the rounds. But with this new swing and really like the Ruyan chipping and grip for that putting chip and going to move that grip over to putting stroke as it feels really solid.

SO being all that long winded, whether it's bad rounds or life a (have experienced a few bad rounds over the years), I just focus on what I know is the right path and keep positive and know there are cycles in all we do. The key is to minimize the lows and extend the highs, will never get rid of the lows totally but can shorten amount of time in that place.

My 2 cents.

Blessings